Court of Appeal nullifies Adeleke’s electoral victory at Tribunal

The Abuja division of the Appeal Court on Thursday, overturned the judgment of Osun State Governorship Tribunal which had declared the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ademola Adeleke as the winner of the September 26, 2018 governorship election in the state.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had earlier declared Gboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress winner of the election.

The appellate court in a majority judgment of four-one, Thursday, nullified the majority judgment of the tribunal delivered by Peter Obiorah on the grounds he (Obiorah) in his judgment relied on the evidence of two witnesses which he did not observed.

The appeal court judgment delivered by the presiding judge, Justice Jummai Sankey declared the decision of the tribunal which sacked Oyetola as governor a nullity and consequently set it aside.

 

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